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Lan Shui
Chinese-American conductor
Lan Shui (Chinese: 水蓝, born [1]) is an American conductor.
Biography of william shakespeare Lan Shui is a Chinese-American conductor and currently holds the post as Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Principal Conductor of Copenhagen Philharmonic and Principal Guest Conductor of Denmark"s Aalborg Symphony.He was the Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra from to He has retired as Music Director on 26 January , and was given the title of Conductor Laureate by chairman of the SSO Mr Goh Yew Lin.[2]
Born in Hangzhou, China, Shui is the son of a doctor and a banker. He began his musical studies on violin, but the Cultural Revolution interrupted his violin studies, and a subsequent football injury ended his dreams of becoming a violinist.
At the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, he focused on conducting and composition, and worked regularly with the Beijing Symphony Orchestra. He continued his musical studies in the US at Boston University and Tanglewood, where his instructors included Michael Charry, David Hoose, and classes at Tanglewood with Leonard Bernstein.
Lan shui biography of william Lan Shui (Chinese: 水蓝, born [1]) is an American conductor. He was the Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra from to He has retired as Music Director on 26 January , and was given the title of Conductor Laureate by chairman of the SSO Mr Goh Yew Lin. [2].He served as an assistant conductor with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and associate conductor with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Choo Hoey invited Shui to the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) in [1] Shui succeeded Hoey as music director in His work in contemporary music has included leading the world premiere of Bernard Tan's Violin Concerto in January , with the orchestra's leader Lynnette Seah as soloist.
With the SSO, Shui has made commercial recordings for the BIS label.[3] From to , he was chief conductor of the Copenhagen Philharmonic. He was formerly principal guest conductor of the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra.
Lan Shui served as the Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra from to , with American Record Reviewnoting that Shui “turned a good regional orchestra into a world-class ensemble that plays its heart out at every concert”.He also appears semi-regularly with the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra.
Accolades
Shui is the recipient of several international awards, including the Boston University's Distinguished Alumni Award. He also received the Cultural Medallion in in recognition of his work for the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.[4][5]
Personal life
Shui is a permanent resident of Singapore.[4]
Shui has been married twice.
He has a son from his first marriage, and a son from his second marriage.[1]